The 20 Tallest Waterfalls in Scotland

Scotland’s dramatic geology creates the perfect environment for some of the UK’s most spectacular waterfalls. When ranking them by height, geographers usually distinguish between a continuous “single drop” and a series of cascading tiers, but the most towering examples are overwhelmingly concentrated in the Highlands.

Many of these falls make incredible photographic subjects, particularly those situated just off the North Coast 500 or tucked away in deep glens where the atmospheric mist and shifting light offer unique tonal and grading opportunities.

The 20 Tallest Waterfalls in Scotland

This list combines the highest single-drop plunges and continuous multi-tier cascades, ranked by their total measurable height.

Rank	Waterfall	Height	Location / Region
1	Eas a’ Chual Aluinn	200m	Assynt, Sutherland
2	Steall Waterfall	120m	Glen Nevis, Lochaber
3	Falls of Glomach	113m	Kintail, Ross-shire
4	Grey Mare’s Tail	60m	Moffat, Dumfries & Galloway
5	Mealt Falls	55m	Trotternish, Isle of Skye
6	Plodda Falls	46m	Glen Affric, Inverness-shire
7	Corrieshalloch Falls	46m	Braemore, Ross-shire
8	Glenashdale Falls	40m	Isle of Arran
9	Falls of Foyers	32m	Loch Ness, Inverness-shire
10	Wailing Widow Falls	30m	Loch na Gainmhich, Sutherland
11	Divach Falls	30m	Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire
12	Eas Fors	30m	Isle of Mull, Argyll
13	Falls of Bruar	30m	Blair Atholl, Perthshire
14	Rogie Falls	25m	Contin, Ross-shire
15	Achness Falls	24m	River Cassley, Sutherland
16	Reekie Linn	24m	Glen Isla, Perthshire
17	Spout of Garnock	20m	North Ayrshire
18	Lynn Falls	15m	Dalry, North Ayrshire
19	Dalcairney Falls	10m	Dalmellington, East Ayrshire
20	Falls of Falloch	10m	Glen Falloch, Stirling

A note on measurements: You may occasionally see Eas an t-Strutha Ghil listed with a height of 290m. While technically true, geographers generally classify it as a seasonal mountain stream runoff rather than a sheer, permanent waterfall like Eas a’ Chual Aluinn, which holds the official title for the tallest in the UK.